Mutated Tao

Chapter 580: Fuse

Chapter 580: Fuse

The Chief said nothing in response to Shai Zi’s words, but Li Huowang was different.

Li Huowang grabbed his pain with an agonized look and pointed at Shai Zi. “Gao Zhijian, what are you doing?!”

Gao Zhijian hesitated once again, but he recovered even faster this time.

“It’s useless, Sitting Oblivion Dao. I am the Chosen One. Your tricks will not work on me,” Gao Zhijian said. Then, he swept his gaze across the commanders and asked, “Ma family, Qiu family, Xue family, and Yu family… did all of you come here to spectate? I hope you haven't forgotten your ancestor's pledge.”

Gao Zhijian’s throne burst open, revealing the previous emperor tied to the tail of the Dragon Vein. Gao Zhijian then swung the bloody emperor in front of the commanders.

The next moment, many different weapons wrapped in a dense killing intent flew toward Li Huowang and the Chief.

“Scram!” Li Huowang shouted.

The projectiles flying toward him transformed abruptly, transforming into something else. No, it wasn't just the projectiles—everything around him except the Chief had transformed into something else.

Li Huowang growled, and the surroundings were starting to transform.

The Chief saw that Shai Zi was trying to run away, so he flew over to the latter to stop him.

“Do not get close to that man! Archers, fire!”

“Fire!” A dense blanket of arrows flew from a mountain not too far away. It blotted out the sky and cast a deadly shadow over Li Huowang as the rain of arrows plummeted toward him. However, the attack didn't harm Li Huowang at all. The poison-coated arrows twisted into raindrops the moment they made contact with Li Huowang.

I can’t keep this up! There are too many clouds of primordial breath! I can’t control them all! I have to use them NOW! Li Huowang was bleeding from all of his orifices. He let out a roar and a clearing appeared around him as the soldiers frantically ran away from him for fear of transforming into something else.

“Hehehe. How many times must I tell you that your tricks are not going to work on me!” Shai Zi flew high up in the air, avoiding the Chief. Just then, something appeared before Shai Zi.

The man had leprosy and three heads of different ages—young, adult, and old. He was holding a bronze coin sword, and he was covered in black feathers.

“Hm? What is that thing?” Gao Zhijian’s slender figure twisted in mid-air, dodging the spacetime rift that Li Huowang's spine sword had sent toward him. Shai Zi looked down and saw a familiar face. It turned out that the attack just now had come from Zhuge Yuan rather than Li Huowang!

Zhuge Yuan swung the spine sword once more before flying toward Shai Zi. “Junior Li, do not be afraid! I’m here to help!”

Li Huowang collapsed to the ground in pain, and his head throbbed painfully, but he smiled at the familiar voice.

Li Sui’s tentacles moved, helping Li Huowang up the ground. Li Huowang brandished his purple-tasseled sword and ran toward Shai Zi.

The Dragon Vein had bizarre properties that allowed Gao Zhijian to fight toe-to-toe against Li Huowang, but it didn't matter how great Shai Zi was at dodging; he was still getting cornered by the Chief, Dan Yangzi, Zhuge Yuan, and Li Huowang.

Just as they were about to capture Gao Zhijian, a sharp sword pierced Li Huowang’s chest. The next moment, a spear fashioned from the bloody horns of a dragon pierced Dan Yangzi, and his grotesque form dissipated from the attack.

Gao Zhijian instantly felt the weight on him becoming lighter.

This is impossible! How could someone get so close to me without me noticing them? Li Huowang spat a mouthful of blood and turned around. To his surprise, he saw soldiers wearing armor made from bloody dragon scales.

The bloody scales weren't fake scales made from iron. The scales had come from the past emperors on the Dragon Vein. To make matters worse, even the soldiers' weapons were made from dragon bone!

“Hahaha! I knew you guys were going to attack me, so I prepared a countermeasure. Do you really think that I can't handle a crazy Strayed One? Unfortunately for you all, I have multiple contingency plans!"

Several soldiers leaped out from the bushes, each of them donning an armor made from dragon scales. They surrounded Li Huowang, and they seemed unaffected by Li Huowang's ability that he had obtained from cultivating the "Truth."

“Are you crazy?!" the Chief howled upon realizing something horrible. "How dare you scatter the luck of the Dragon Vein so recklessly?!"

"Does it really matter? The end of the world is coming, anyway. Might as well as make it come earlier. I'd prefer if the world ended sooner; that way, we'll be spared of the agonizing wait.”

Shai Zi then swept his claw across the past emperors. Large swathes of dragon scales fell from the sky, and cracks appeared in the clouds itself. It looked like the heavens had fractured!

“Kill them! The officials and the military are one! Kill them, and I will give you everything!” Shai Zi exclaimed.

The soldiers clad in dragon scale armor quickly moved to surround Li Huowang. He glanced at the Chief, but he saw that the latter was busy fighting Shai Zi. The Chief didn't have any time to spare for Li Huowang.

Li Huowang looked around and saw Shangguan Yuting with her head covered in eyeballs.

I need to do something! Li Huowang grabbed Shangguan Yuting and ate one of her eyeballs. “I need to find a way to defeat Shai Zi!”

An eye manifested on Li Huowang's forehead, but he saw nothing. It made sense, as Shai Zi had already become the Dragon Vein after fusing with it.

However, Li Huowang wasn't going to give up. He ignored Shangguan Yuting’s cries of pain as he devoured the eyeballs on her head. Li Huowang's third eye started to shine even brighter as he ate more of Shangguan Yuting's eyeballs.

Unfortunately, the soldiers weren't going to wait for Li Huowang to finish.

One of the soldiers shouted, “Jingyan formation!”

The soldiers lined up in a formation before charging at Li Huowang.

Swoosh!

The air shrieked as a dragon horn made a beeline for Li Huowang. Before the dragon bone could hit him, however, a white ribbon descended and wrapped around the dragon horn, lifting it up.

Li Huowang had barely managed to avoid getting hit by the attack.

The soldiers looked up and saw white lotus lanterns in the air.

Bai Lingmiao was standing at the helm of a group of White Lotus Sect disciples, and they had come here to protect Li Huowang. The disciples looked different from each other, and they were either topless or were wearing dudous embroidered with pearls.

Their eyes were half closed, and their faces were solemn. The metal rods sticking out of their cheeks had talismans attached to them, and the disciples had tattoos depicting white donkeys.